Speaking to PTI here, Solanki said that 85 public-private-partnership initiatives have been announced in thebudget presented on Friday.

The PPP would ensure fund flow and resource availabilityfor ambitious projects lined up by the railways, he saidadding the proposed system of single window clearance for thePPP projects would help the companies.

The introduction of e-procurement system is also awelcome step which will bring transparency in the procurementprocess of Indian Railways and the SME sector wouldparticularly benefit from it, said Solanki.